StudyAbroad.com’s The Globe

The Paul Simon Study Abroad Act is expected to increase interest in studying abroad, and free study abroad resource StudyAbroad.com wants to ensure that students have a safe and useful way to find their ideal international education programs.
With the introduction into legislation of the Paul Simon Study Abroad Act, experts are predicting a rise in [...]

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An article in the Independent Florida Alligator, written by Seeta Rebbapragada, has several different perspectives on the role the current economic environment is having on students decisions to study abroad. 
Check out the article…
What do you think?

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While the information in The Smith College Sophian is somewhat contrary to the information we have been hearing anecdotally it is definitly worth monitoring.  Has anyone else seen similar trends?
Studying abroad is considered one of the highlights of an undergraduate education: the opportunity to study for a year, a semester, a summer or even a [...]

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A Message about Study Abroad to the Next President
The Association of International Educators, NAFSA, has some advice for the next President of the United States, whomever that may be, when it comes to the important national goal of sending more American students to study abroad each year. Since the presidency is directly involved with [...]

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Want to Vote from Abroad? Well, You Should
Perhaps for the first time since JFK’s historic run for President of the United States more than 40 years ago, a General Election has the American public on the edge of its seat. Obama wowed 84,000 people in a football stadium. McCain chose a female running [...]

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You’ve heard the phrase “when life gives you lemons - make lemonade” well this concept has been applied to a café on the campus of Faulkner University except they are giving the faculty and the students a taste of a European Café.
Café Siena is based on a concept that came out of an assignment from a business [...]

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Are universities cheating their own students out of study abroad options?
Richard C. Sutton, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, recently wrote a thought-provoking opinion piece for Inside Higher Ed which suggests just that. Sutton, vice chancellor for international programs at the Board, had some biting criticism of the ways in which some [...]

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Does getting less for your dollar mean doing less? Students with little money to spare will have to put some more planning into their study abroad decisions and that could start with location. With airfare being a large cost to a program a shorter flight should be less cost. Heading to a [...]

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There’s been plenty of chatter recently about the inflated cost of studying abroad in Europe. But England, Italy, Spain: they still remain the most desirable destinations. Why wouldn’t you want to study in London or Rome or Sevilla? They are some of the most spectacular places on Earth.
So the solution, then, is to find a [...]

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During the past year, the U.S. dollar has declined nearly twenty percent against the euro. On April 23, 2008, one euro was equal to $1.60, an all-time low for the dollar. Currency exchange rates affect the cost of study abroad, and students feel the impact when the dollar falls. While most study abroad program [...]

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